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The Olympic Club’s Loren Collado is a product of the strong Northern California handball tradition, relying on “old school” percentage handball. At 6”2, Collado is one of the tallest players on the Race 4 Eight tour and uses his height and reach to generate tremendous leverage and power. Collado’s disciplined approach on and off the court has seen the NorCal star climb into the Race 4 Eight’s top 25 with an eye on the top 10.
Before Loren cracks the R48 top 10, he’ll have to crack the WPH Rapid Fire Challenge.
- Best city to play: San Francisco
- Who is your toughest opponent: Erik Torres
- Fastest person in handball: Also, Erik Torres
- Who is the hardest hitter in handball: I saw Dessie Keegan play in the Casey Lawlor Cup at the South End Rowing Club. Hard to compare him to anyone else.
- Best server in handball: Daniel Cordova
- Best off-hand in handball: Emmett Pexioto
- Handball hero: My brother
- Favorite court: Golden Gate Park Courts
- Player with the best offense: Colin Crehan and Sean Lenning
- Player with the best defense: David Chapman
- Most satisfying tournament victory: First time I qualified over Ryan Bowler.
- Most disappointing loss: Too many to compare. Maybe to Sean Kerr at the most recent SF Prostop. 25-23, dropping a 19-11 lead.
- Most important title to win: Worlds
- Favorite doubles partner: My brother
- Longest match you ever played: One that sticks out is 1st round vs Jacob Rodriguez and James Coronado at the Nationals in Los Cab. We won 20, (20), 11.
- Favorite sport besides handball: Water Polo
- Favorite tournament: Anything in Portland.
- Best match you’ve ever played: Probably some sparring match back home
- Best match you’ve ever watched: Most recently, I liked Galen Riordan vs Coleman McGrath 2019 Collegiate Semifinals.
- Title you’d most like to win: Nationals Doubles
- Favorite sport to play besides handball: Water Polo
- Favorite athlete (any sport): Don’t have any
- What is your favorite book: A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick
- What is your favorite movie: No clue
- What your favorite tv show: Mad Men
- Most important shot in handball: The one that sets you up to win the rally.
- Your best shot: fly kill
- Legend you’d most like to play in his/her prime: David Wyrsch
- Best Fans in Handball: Collegiate fans
- Athlete doppelganger: Daniil Medvedev
David Fink
WPH Senior Writer